Nico’s Portrait Selected for the Percival Animal Portrait Prize
I was recently honored to have my portrait of Nico selected for the Percival Animal Portrait Prize. Even more exciting, the gallery chose Nico’s portrait to appear on the large banner hanging outside the Perc Tucker Regional Gallery in Townsville. Seeing the artwork displayed on such a large scale is incredibly special. What makes this moment even more meaningful is that Townsville is Nico’s hometown. Nico’s owner, my cousin Anna, happened to drive past the gallery and spotted the banner hanging in the archway. She later sent me a photo with the message: “It made my day seeing the banner flapping in the archway of the building! I was driving past on my own and when I saw it I...